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Olly Stone, James Vince, Sam Billings in England squad for ODI series v Australia
From the current T20 World Cup squad, 11 players will remain in Australia when the series gets underway at the Adelaide Oval on November 17. Seam bowler Olly Stone, who will join Nottinghamshire from November 1, will be looking to add to his four ODI caps, having last played for England in this format in October 2018 against Sri Lanka.
Kane Williamson was spot on in decision-making v Australia but strategies need to be reassessed with every game: Ian Smith
Williamson orchestrated Australia's demolition in their opening T20 World Cup match and soon experts started drawing comparisons between Williamson and his opposite number Aaron Finch, who is going through a lean patch.
ICC events' "amazing stage" makes the gears go up a couple, says Boult on big win against Australia
While New Zealand have been right up there contending for the trophy in virtually every ICC tournament, their bilateral series record has not been at the same level, as has been recently witnessed in the T20I Tri-series played at home or the fixture against Australia in Cairns recently. Their performance, though, in ICC events has surprised experts, with the team finishing runners-up in the 2021 edition of the ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE, emerging ICC World Test champions and finishing second best against England in the 2019 Cricket World Cup, to name a few.
Proteas coach Boucher confident washout vs Zimbabwe won't derail team's T20 World Cup campaign
Rain played spoilsport in the nine-over-a-side contest with Zimbabwe scoring 79/5 in their quote of overs, while the Proteas had barely completed three overs of their batting and were 51 without loss and looked set for a massive win when rain played stopped play, denying Temba Bavuma's side full points. Quinton de Kock was unbeaten on 47 from just 18 balls, when rain intervened.
It's not an ideal situation for Australia; they need to have a frank discussion in the team: Gilchrist
With Finn Allen and Devon Conway on fire in the opening Group 1 match, Australia quicks were left clueless by the onslaught, which left the hosts chasing a mammoth 201 for victory. In the end, the defending champions lost by a mind-boggling 89 runs, to not just concede two points but also come under tremendous net run rate (NRR) pressure.
Hunt for new West Indies coach likely to begin soon with ODI World Cup next year and T20 showpiece at home in 2024
It was a disappointing tournament for the two-time champions, who won just won match -- against Zimbabwe in the preliminary group stage -- and were bundled out in the First Round, with Brandon King emerging the highest run-getter (79) and Alzarri Joseph managing six wickets. This pretty much sums up how pedestrian the two-time champions were in Australia.
Phil Simmons to step down as West Indies head coach after team's dismal show in T20 World Cup
West Indies head coach Phil Simmons will step down from his post in the wake of his side's debacle in the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia. The two-time T20 world champions were eliminated in the preliminary stage following losses to Scotland and Ireland, with the only saving grace being a 31-run win against Zimbabwe.
French Open badminton: Lakshya to meet Srikanth in opening round; tough start for Saina too
PV Sindhu, the 2021 semifinalist, was scheduled to play in the event but withdrew from the tournament which will end on October 30. Commonwealth Games gold medallist and World Championship bronze medallist Lakshya Sen will be hoping to improve upon his performance in the Denmark Open, in which he reached the quarterfinals, at this BWF World Tour Super 750 to be played at Stade Pierre de Coubertin here.
T20 World Cup: Rain has the final say as South Africa, Zimbabwe share points at Hobart
After Madhevere carried Zimbabwe to a fighting 79/5 in nine overs, after being 19/4 at one point, as rain caused a delay of two hours and 35 minutes in the proceedings, South Africa were well on their course to chase down, thanks to de Kock's early onslaught, laced with eight fours and a six. Though the target was reduced to 64 in seven overs, South Africa were well within the reach to hunt down the total.
Proteas engaged in ball tampering soon after Sandpaper-gate scandal, alleges Tim Paine
In his explosive allegations, Paine said this act by the Proteas was covered up by the South African match broadcasters. Paine made the explosive claims in his autobiography The Paid Price, with the former Test captain becoming the first player to lift the lid on the 2018 Cape Town Test in a tell-all book, the Australian Associate Press said in a report.
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